(a) Reporting, recordkeeping, and notification requirements
for holders of water spinach culture facility permits are described
in §57.118 of this title (relating to Special Provisions--Water
Spinach).
(b) Reporting requirements.
(1) All reports will be submitted on department forms
or in a format prescribed by the department, as applicable.
(2) All annual reports for permits other than for water
spinach shall be due by January 31 of the year following the calendar
year for which the permit was issued.
(3) Commercial aquaculture facility.
(A) The holder of a commercial aquaculture facility
permit authorizing aquaculture and sale of controlled exotic species
of shrimp or triploid grass carp shall submit to the department an
annual report that accounts for the total quantity or weight of controlled
exotic species of shrimp or triploid grass carp for all instances
of purchase, transfer, sale, importation, exportation, or other disposition
of any controlled exotic species during the permit period.
(B) The holder of a commercial aquaculture facility
permit authorizing aquaculture and sale of tilapia is not required
to submit an annual report for the tilapia.
(4) Biological control production. The holder of a
permit for biological control production shall submit to the department
a report of host plant production, biological control agent production,
number and locations of collections and introductions, and number
of sales if applicable.
(5) Research. The holder of a permit for controlled
exotic species research shall submit to the department a report describing
the research activities conducted on all species listed on the permit.
(6) Zoological display. The holder of a permit for
zoological display shall submit a report accounting for all controlled
species in possession, obtained, transferred, or dispatched during
the permit year.
(7) Limited special purpose permits.
(A) The holder of a limited special purpose permit
for tilapia and triploid grass carp sale for private pond stocking
issued under §57.114(f)(2) of this title (relating to Controlled
Exotic Species Permits) shall submit to the department an annual report
that accounts for total quantity or weight of triploid grass carp
for all instances of purchase, transfer, sale, importation, exportation,
or other disposition during the permit period.
(B) Holders of limited special purpose permits for
possession, transport, and disposal activities not otherwise authorized
by the provisions of proposed §57.113 (relating to General Provisions
and Exceptions) may be required to submit a report to the department
in accordance with permit conditions.
(C) Reports are not required for other limited special
purpose permits.
(c) Recordkeeping requirements for permits. The holder
of a permit issued under this subchapter shall maintain at the facility
or record-keeping location, and upon the request of any department
employee acting within the scope of official duties during normal
business hours, promptly make available for inspection:
(1) copies of transport invoices for the previous one
year, generated in accordance with §57.121 of this title (relating
to Transport of Live Controlled Exotic Species);
(2) any other permit or records required by this subchapter;
and
(3) documentation of current permits or authorizations
required as a prerequisite for any permits issued under this subchapter
and issued under the authority of:
(A) Water Code, Chapter 26; and
(B) Agriculture Code, Chapter 134.
(d) Notification requirements for permits.
(1) Notification requirements for limited special purpose
permits for interstate transit are described in §57.121(d) of
this title.
(2) The holder of a permit issued under this subchapter
shall notify the department within 24 hours of discovering the escape,
release, or discharge of controlled exotic species from their facility
or during transport.
(3) In the event that a facility or facility complex
subject to a permit issued under this subchapter appears to be in
imminent danger of overflow, flooding, or other circumstance that
could result in the escape, release, or discharge of controlled exotic
species into public water, the permit holder shall immediately:
(A) begin implementation of the emergency plan approved
by the department to prevent the escape, release, or discharge of
controlled exotic species into public water; and
(B) notify the department in accordance with permit
provisions.
(4) Except in case of an emergency, the holder of a
controlled exotic species permit authorizing possession of controlled
exotic species of shrimp must notify the department at least 72 hours
prior to, but not more than 14 days prior to any harvesting of permitted
shrimp. In an emergency, notification of harvest must be made as early
as practicable prior to beginning of harvest operations.
(5) The holder of a commercial aquaculture facility
permit must notify the department not less than 72 hours prior to
any instance of the import or export of triploid grass carp. The notification
must include:
(A) number of grass carp being purchased;
(B) source of grass carp;
(C) ploidy level of grass carp;
(D) final destination of grass carp;
(E) name of certifying authority who conducted triploid
grass carp certification; and
(F) name, address, and exotic species permit number
of both the transporter and the receiver.
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